LAVACA — Dover High School’s Sydney Hinkle finished third overall and earned a medal, while Junior Lady Pirate Katie Hartzell also finished third and medaled at the Lavaca Invitational recently.

Dover’s Alicia Minks had a time of 31:53 on the 3.1-mile course. For the junior girls, Rylie Wheeler finished in 15:43, Faith Johnson had a 16:00, Katie Lee came in with a 16:36, Sarah Rainey finished in 19:26, Jennifer Walls clocked in at 21:43 and Shana Young finished the course in 22:00.

Dover’s Robert Carr (16th, 12:50) led the Junior Pirates, followed by Andew Whitworth at 13:25, Colby Taverner at 13:26, Harrison Elmore at 13:58, Garrison Warhurst at 14:11, Malcom Penka at 14:36, John Krentz at 14:48, Xavier Efird at 16:13, Jared Casey at 16:42, Lucas Vickers at 17:12 and Dylan Larue at 19:35.

“I was very proud of all our runners,” Dover cross country coach Mike Heath said. “Robert, Sydney and Katie stood out today but all ran hard and tried their best. We were shorthanded in some areas, but I have been doing this a long time now and we will keep plugging away.”